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Prism Prize Announces Top 10 Nominees For Best Canadian Video
The Prism Prize has announced the top 10 best Canadian music videos of the year, as voted by a jury of more than 120 Canadian music, film and media arts professionals. After viewing hundreds of music videos, jurors selected the Prism Prize top 10 based on originality, style, creativity, innovation and effective execution. One of these videos will be awarded the $15,000 Grand Prize at a screening and awards presentation on May 13th at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
The 2018 Prism Prize Top Ten (in alphabetical order):
Alice Glass – Without Love (Director: Floria Sigismondi)
Alvvays – Dreams Tonite (Director: Matt Johnson)
Charlotte Day Wilson – Work (Director: Fantavious Fritz)
Cri feat. Ouri – Rush (Director: Didier Charette)
Daniel Caesar – Freudian, a Visual (Directors: Keavan Yazdani and Sean Brown)
Feist – Century (Director: Scott Cudmore)
Grimes feat. Janelle Monáe – Venus Fly (Director: Grimes)
Jessie Reyez – Gatekeeper (Director: Peter Huang)
Leonard Cohen – Leaving the Table (Director: Christopher Mills)
PUP – Old Wounds (Director: Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux)
“Each year we celebrate the most interesting artists and filmmakers working in Canada today, and this year is no different. The eclectic group of artists on the Top Ten list represent the next wave of Canadian music and filmmaking talent,” said Prism Prize Founder Louis Calabro.
Along with the $15,000 to the best Canadian music video of the year, Prism Prize will continue to present several special awards. The Audience Award is voted by members of the public, and all 20 Prism Prize shortlisted videos are eligible. Votes can now be registered on the voting site here: https://www.prismprize.com/2018audience
The Special Achievement Award for artistic achievements and exceptional world-wide contribution to music video art – will be announced on April 10.
The Hi-Fidelity Award, an award given to a recording artist who has used video art to represent their work in a consistently creative and innovative way – will also be revealed in the lead up to the May 13th event.
Paul McCartney To Release 4 Albums On Vinyl In May, 2018
On May 18, Paul McCartney will release four 2018 edition catalogue reissues via MPL/Capitol: NEW, Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, Wings Greatest and Thrillington. All four titles will be issued in affordable single CD digipak and 180gram black vinyl single LP formats—and will be made available for the first time in limited edition 180gram color vinyl pressings. All vinyl LPs will include a download card.
Upon its release in 2013, NEW was lauded by Rolling Stone as “energized and full of joyous rock & roll invention.” Executive produced by Giles Martin and also featuring production by Mark Ronson, Ethan Johns and Paul Epworth, NEW entered the U.S. chart at #3. The album scored positive reviews from Entertainment Weekly to Pitchfork and all points in between, while the title track, “Queenie Eye” and “Save Us” would become staples of the McCartney live show over the course of the Out There and One On One world tours. NEW’s 2018 edition will feature the first vinyl pressing of the album since its 2013 release, including a limited edition pink vinyl 180gram vinyl LP with download card and 12×12” insert.
Released in 2005, Chaos And Creation In The Backyard was instantly hailed as continuing a hot streak that included Flaming Pie, Run Devil Run and Driving Rain. Produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck) and featuring the singles “Fine Line” and the Grammy-winning “Jenny Wren,” Chaos And Creation… debuted at #6 on the Billboard chart. It remained on the charts for nearly half a year, while Paul mounted the massive ‘US’ Tour. In 2007, “Jenny Wren” won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, while the album was nominated in three other categories including Album of the Year. The 2018 edition of Chaos And Creation… will make the album available on vinyl for the first time since its initial run and will include a limited edition gold vinyl 180gram vinyl LP with download card and 12×12” insert.
Originally released in 1978, Wings Greatest was the first ever compilation of Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles hits, featuring four classics that had previously been unavailable on any McCartney album: “Another Day,” “Junior’s Farm,” “Hi, Hi, Hi” and “Mull of Kintyre.” The penultimate Wings album release, Wings Greatest was naturally a worldwide hit, and the soundtrack to the 70s for a generation. As part of its 2018 edition reissue, Wings Greatest will be available as a limited edition blue vinyl 180gram vinyl LP with download card and 20”x30” poster.
Recorded in 1971 but not released until 1977, Thrillington remains one of the most enigmatic entries in the storied McCartney discography. Credited to the pseudonym Percy “Thrills” Thrillington, a fictitious socialite whose activities were chronicled in UK newspaper ads, Thrillington was actually a fully reimagined instrumental lounge/jazz version of Paul and Linda McCartney’s RAM. With Thrillington’s 2018 edition, Percy is given a new lease on life with this collector’s item available on vinyl for the first time since the 1977 first pressings that fetch hefty sums on the collectors’ market, plus a limited edition red/black marbled 180gram vinyl LP with download card.
The Last Male Standing, A Powerful Film About the Caretakers of Sudan, the Last Northern White Rhino
While Sudan’s passing has rattled the Ol Pejeta family to the core, one positive side of this tragedy has been seeing many of you celebrate his caretakers. Sudan’s legacy lives on especially through the lives of those that cared for him on a daily basis. Fortunately, the world will have an opportunity to get to know these admirable men beyond just the pictures that have circulated around them over the last few years. The Last Male Standing is a feature documentary film that is telling the story of these men. The Last Male Standing is still currently filming but is expecting to be released in early 2019. Here’s the film’s trailer.
This? Oh, It’s Just Stevie Nicks Singing “Wild Heart” While Having Makeup Done
In September 1981, Stevie Nicks was sitting in Annie Liebovitz’s studio for a Rolling Stone photo shoot just after the release of her first solo album Bella Donna. While Nicks is having her makeup done, she starts to sing Wild Heart, and it’s beautiful.
https://youtu.be/RPEhIoKeTg0
LSD Tour: Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and Dwight Yoakam Join Forces For the First Time On Summer Tour
Announcing the LSD Tour, featuring Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and Dwight Yoakam, three highly esteemed artists who have garnered 49 GRAMMY nominations combined over the span of their illustrious careers. Sire Records recording artist King Leg will open the show as special guest.
The North American tour, produced by Live Nation, unites three of music’s most celebrated and iconic voices on one epic cross-country package for the very first time. Various pre-sales will begin March 26 at 10:00 A.M. local time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting March 30 at 10:00 A.M. local time at LiveNation.com. Click here for details.
The LSD Tour kicking off June 12, 2018 at Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA, rolls through iconic amphitheaters and theaters in major markets across the country, and concludes on August 18, 2018 at Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn in Indianapolis, IN. Support comes from Los Angeles rock outlier King Leg.
Check out the LSD Tour schedule below.
SiriusXM will present the tour and recently announced a 24/7 channel curated by Dwight launching in late April titled Dwight Yoakam and The Bakersfield Beat ‘Where Country Went Mod.’ The channel will feature music from Yoakam’s extensive career and celebrate the Bakersfield sound and those whom it has inspired. The channel will encompass all that is California country and country rock, in all of its various and varietal hybrid forms. Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and he is a 21-time nominated, multiple GRAMMY Award winner. In addition to his musical career, Yoakam is a respected film and television actor, whose films include Sling Blade, Panic Room, David E. Kelley’s Amazon series Goliath, and director Steven Soderbergh’s feature Logan Lucky with Channing Tatum and Daniel Craig.
Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning folk leader Lucinda Williams recently re-recorded her 1992 classic Sweet Old World for its 25th anniversary, and three-time GRAMMY Award recipient and Americana legend Steve Earle is also touring this year in support of Copperhead Road’s 30th anniversary.
King Leg’s Sire Records debut Meet King Leg was co-produced by Dwight Yoakam and Chris Lord-Alge and made a major impact upon arrival. Rolling Stone touted Mr. Leg among “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know,” while further acclaim came from HuffPost and more. The LSD Tour spotlights King Leg on the biggest stage yet.
Finally, their respective paths cross and converge on the LSD Tour in 2018.
LSD Tour:
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Tue |
June 12 |
Boston, MA |
Blue Hills Bank Pavilion |
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Wed |
June 13 |
New York, NY |
Beacon Theatre |
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Fri |
June 15 |
Bethel, NY |
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts |
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Sat |
June 16 |
Gilford, NH |
Bank of NH Pavilion |
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Sun |
June 17 |
National Harbor, MD |
MGM National Harbor |
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Tue |
June 19 |
Baltimore, MD |
Pier Six Pavilion |
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Wed |
June 20 |
Cincinnati, OH |
PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center |
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Thurs |
June 21 |
Kansas City, MO |
Starlight Theatre |
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Wed |
Aug 01 |
San Francisco, CA |
The Masonic |
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Fri |
Aug 03 |
San Diego, CA |
Open Air Theatre |
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Sat |
Aug 04 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Comerica Theatre |
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Fri |
Aug 10 |
Raleigh, NC |
Red Hat Amphitheater |
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Sat |
Aug 11 |
Charlotte, NC |
Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre |
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Sun |
Aug 12 |
Nashville, TN |
Ascend Amphitheater |
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Tue |
Aug 14 |
Morrison, CO* |
Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
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Thurs |
Aug 16 |
Chicago, IL |
Chicago Theatre |
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Fri |
Aug 17 |
Rochester, MI |
Meadow Brook Amphitheatre |
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Sat |
Aug 18 |
Indianapolis, IN |
Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn |
SiriusXM’s Urban View Channel to Launch Voter Registration Campaign: “Urban View Vote”
SiriusXM announced today the launch of “Urban View Vote” – a nonpartisan, midterm election year voter registration campaign designed to raise awareness about voter registration opportunities throughout the fifty states. SiriusXM’s Urban View channel will roll out an “Urban View Vote” vehicle to tour multiple states – visiting college campuses, community centers, and other key locations where citizens will get the information necessary to have a voice and join the ranks of America’s voters. “Urban View Vote” will kick off on March 22 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and will focus on the African American community and addressing voter disenfranchisement.
“This is a crucial time in our country’s history to register new voters, and Urban View listeners will lead the way,” says Karen Hunter, Urban View host and Programming Consultant, SiriusXM. “On Urban View, we don’t just talk about issues, we take action. Now more than ever, we want people to know their voting rights and to empower them to take an active role in their futures. Our hashtag – #10for2018 – reflects our goal that every listener will inspire 10 people they know to get registered.”
The launch of the multi-state tour, currently scheduled to visit Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, will be accompanied by the debut of a voter registration information website focused on bringing clarity to the state-by-state voter registration process.
On April 12, Urban View hosts Karen Hunter, Joe Madison, “The Black Eagle,” and Sway Calloway from Eminem’s exclusive SiriusXM channel Shade 45, will participate in a town hall conversation with the students of Morehouse College, an iconic historically black college, where voting rights and voter registration among millennials will be the focus. Calloway will also broadcast his popular morning show from the campus.
Listeners throughout America can tune to SiriusXM’s Urban View channel 126 to hear highlights from each stop on the tour and for announcements about additional initiatives, Town Halls, and ways to get involved in the “Urban View Vote” campaign throughout this midterm election year.
SiriusXM followers can join the conversation using #10For2018. Listeners can also follow @SXMUrbanView on Twitter for updates.
John Prine Performs At NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert
An American treasure came to the Tiny Desk and even premiered a new song. John Prine is a truly legendary songwriter. For more than 45 years the 71-year-old artist has written some of the most powerful lyrics in the American music canon, including “Sam Stone,” “Angel From Montgomery,” “Hello In There” and countless others.
The Cast of ‘Love, Simon’ Talks Coming Out and Clapping Back at Bullies
Love, Simon is a story about a closeted teen in high school falling in love through online correspondence and is the next great coming-of-age film.
The cast, including Nick Robinson, Katherine Langford, and Alexandra Shipp, sat down with director Greg Berlanti to share advice on coming out and standing up to bullies.
Rare Video Of Jimi Hendrix Playing An Acoustic Guitar
Widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century, Jimi Hendrix pioneered the explosive possibilities of the electric guitar. Hendrix’s innovative style of combining fuzz, feedback and controlled distortion created a new musical form.
But try and find video of Jimi playing an acoustic guitar is a rare thing, indeed. Here’s a cool video of him performing Hear My Train Comin’ and Hound Dog